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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The St. Anne Credit Union is a member-only credit union that is open to people who reside, work, attend school, or have a place of business in: (i) the Massachusetts counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Norfolk, Plymouth or Suffolk; (ii) the Rhode Island counties of Bristol, Newport, or Providence; (iii) the following additional cities/towns in Rhode Island: Coventry, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, or North Kingstown. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The Credit Union's membership exerts powers and responsibilities over the Credit Union's board composition in the following ways: 1. A Special Nominating Meeting of the Credit Union's membership shall take place at least one month before the Annual Meeting for the purpose of presenting nominations for Directors to be elected at the next Annual Meeting. Nominations are made by the membership at the Nominating Meeting. 2. The Board of Directors are elected by the membership at the Credit Union's annual meetings. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The Credit Union's membership exerts powers and responsibilities over the Credit Union's governance decisions in the following ways: 1. The Credit Union maintains a Credit Committee, responsible for assessing the credit worthiness of applicants for loans and lines of credit. This Committee is to be composed of at least one (1) member of the Board of Directors and not fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) individuals from the Credit Union's membership. 2. The Credit Union maintains an Investment Committee, which is responsible for the hiring and oversight of investment advisors, brokers, accountants, and the Credit Union's financial performance. The Investment Committee shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among its members, and shall consist of at least one (1) member of the Board of Directors and not fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) individuals from the Credit Union's membership. 3. The Credit Union maintains an Audit Committee. The Auditing Committee shall make, or cause to be made, such audits, and to prepare and submit such written reports, as are required by applicable law and regulations and safe and sound practices. The Auditing Committee shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among its members, and shall consist of not fewer than three (3) nor more than five (5) Directors, provided that (i) no officer may be a member of the Auditing Committee and (ii) no person may be a member of both the Credit Committee and the Auditing Committee. The Auditing Committee members shall elect one (1) of the members as Chairperson. 4. The charter and bylaws of the Credit Union shall be made available for inspection by any member, and such documents may be amended by the members at an annual meeting or special meeting by majority vote. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | For the period covered by this Form 990, the Credit Union has engaged an independent public accounting firm to prepare the Credit Union's annual Form 990 tax return. The Form 990 was prepared in coordination with the Credit Union's chief financial officer. The Board of Directors delegated the responsibility to review and approve the Form 990 to the CFO. The Board may be provided a copy of the Form 990 upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Each St. Anne's Credit Union employee and board member must avoid any conflict of interest that might result in personal benefit to the employee or members of the employee's family. Similarly, any appearance of such conflict of interest should be avoided. Personal benefit is defined as any type of gift, favor, gratuity, service, entertainment, compensation, fee, loan or legacy and no such present or future benefit, which could be perceived as arising from a business relationship, shall be accepted by the employee from any member, potential member or supplier of St. Anne's Credit Union. In keeping with this policy, the giving or receiving of a gift is prohibited unless the gift is of nominal value (less than $25.00) and a refusal to accept it would be a business discourtesy. Under federal and state statutes, it is illegal for Credit Union directors or employees to receive gifts, fees or anything of value in connection with the extension of credit. St. Anne's Credit Union employees are not permitted to knowingly authorize the extension of credit, direct or indirect, to any person, partnership, association, corporation, other business entity or trust where there exists a family relationship to the employee. Family relationship is defined as employee's relative by blood, marriage or adoption. Members of the Credit Union's Board and the Credit Union's employees are expected to understand and comply with this conflict of interest policy during their term of service and to disclose any perceived or possible conflicts as they become known. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Credit Union employs a thorough and rigorous review and approval process for any compensation and benefits paid to its President and CEO. The Credit Union's human resources team coordinates with the Board's executive committee to evaluate the performance of the Credit Union's CEO based on a multi-point evaluation and analysis, adjusted for current market trends and conditions. Factors considered by this group of reviewers include return on assets under the considered individual's tenure; efficiency in operations and in use of assets; membership growth; budget constraints as well as adherence to budgetary guidelines and restrictions; and long-term organizational strategies. After arriving at an agreed upon executive compensation and benefits package, the recommendations are sent by the committees to the Board of Directors for their own review and consideration. CEO compensation then only becomes effective upon the approval of the Board. The Board may also review and approve incentive and discretionary compensation items as they may occur, for officers and key employees other than the CEO. However, because the compensation and benefits paid to officers and key employees other than the CEO are also subject to the review and insight of the CEO, this Form 990, Section B, Line 15b has been answered "no." |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization's governing documents, financial statements and Form 990 are available upon request to the general public. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | For its year ending December 31, 2024, the Organization engaged Baker Newman & Noyes, LLC, an independent certified public accounting firm, to audit its financial statements and to assist in the preparation and filing of its annual Form 990. Baker Newman & Noyes was not engaged by the Organization prior to this filing period. Accordingly, the engagement with Baker Newman & Noyes represents a change in audit procedures and processes. However, the audit was subject to the same oversight and review procedures by the Organization as was done with the predecessor firm. |
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